Photos: Protest in Ukraine largest since Orange Revolution

A woman wears a colander with a sticker reading 'I will not go from Maydan (Independence Square) till Yanukovych resignation !' as she uses it as protective helmet at a mass rally of the opposition on Independence Square in Kiev on December 1, 2013. Some 100,000 Ukrainians chanting 'Revolution!' swarmed a central Kiev square Sunday in a mass call for early elections meant to punish President Viktor Yanukovych for rejecting a historic EU pact.

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A pro-European Ukrainian demonstrator waves a flag in front of members of the riot police protecting the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.ILYA VARLAMOV
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Ukrainian protesters shout slogans as thousands gather for a pro-EU opposition rally in the center of western Ukrainian city of Lviv on December 1, 2013. The economically struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on Friday and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.YURIY DYACHYSHYN
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Protesters rest in Mykhaylo Gold Dome cathedral after a rally on Mykhayllivska Square in Kiev on December 1, 2013. The rally was broken up by baton-wielding police who attacked about 1,000 protesters on Independence Square in the capital Kiev in the early hours the morning. About 10,000 people had gathered in central Kiev calling for Yanukovych's dismissal after the president refused to sign a key political and free trade agreement with the EU.SERGEI SUPINSKY
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People hold an Ukrainian flag before taking part in a the protest rally and march in Kiev on December 1, 2013. The Ukrainian opposition hopes to muster tens of thousands of demonstrators and give new momentum to demands for President Viktor Yanukovych to step down amid a row over ties with the European Union. Three main opposition parties said they were establishing 'a national resistance task force' after riot police brutally dispersed a rally of opposition supporters and wounded several dozen the day before.VASILY MAXIMOV
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A stun grenade explodes between protesters as they clash with police during the storming of the Viktor Yanukovych Presidential office in Kiev during a mass rally of the opposition in Kiev on December 1, 2013. The crowd chanted 'Revolution!' and 'Down with the Gang' as it took control of Kiev's iconic Independence Square and steered a bulldozer within striking distance of police barricades protecting the nearby presidential adminstration office. AFP reporters saw security forces outside the presidential building fire stun grenades and smoke bombs at a few dozen masked demonstrators who were pelting police with huge stones and what Ukrainian media said were molotov cocktails.GENYA SAVILOV
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Riot police are masked by smoke during clashes outside the president's office in Kiev on December 1, 2013. Violent clashes broke out between police and demonstrators as 100,000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed central Kiev in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact.VASILY MAXIMOV
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Ukrainian protesters wave an EU flag as thousands gather for a pro-EU opposition rally at Independence Square in Kiev on December 1, 2013. About 100 police were injured in clashes that broke out as 100,000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed Kiev in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact.SERGEI SUPINSKY
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A protester uses tear gas against riot police during the storming of the Viktor Yanukovych Presidential office in Kiev during a mass rally of the opposition on December 1, 2013. The crowd chanted 'Revolution!' and 'Down with the Gang' as it took control of Kiev's iconic Independence Square and steered a bulldozer within striking distance of police barricades protecting the nearby presidential adminstration office. AFP reporters saw security forces outside the presidential building fire stun grenades and smoke bombs at a few dozen masked demonstrators who were pelting police with huge stones and what Ukrainian media said were molotov cocktails.GENYA SAVILOV
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A protester throws stones towards riot police during the storming of the Viktor Yanukovych Presidential office in Kiev during a mass rally of the opposition in Kiev on December 1, 2013. The crowd chanted 'Revolution!' and 'Down with the Gang' as it took control of Kiev's iconic Independence Square and steered a bulldozer within striking distance of police barricades protecting the nearby presidential adminstration office. AFP reporters saw security forces outside the presidential building fire stun grenades and smoke bombs at a few dozen masked demonstrators who were pelting police with huge stones and what Ukrainian media said were molotov cocktails.GENYA SAVILOV
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Pro-European Ukrainian demonstrators steer a bulldozer in front of police barricades protecting the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.VASILY MAXIMOV
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Thousands of Ukrainian protesters gather for an opposition rally at Independence Square in Kiev on December 1, 2013. About 100 police were injured in clashes that broke out as 100,000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed Kiev in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact.SERGEI SUPINSKY
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Pro-European Ukrainian demonstrators clash with police members protecting the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.VASILY MAXIMOV
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Police members protect themselves as they clash with Pro-European Ukrainian demonstrators in front of the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.VASILY MAXIMOV
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A picture taken on December 1, 2013 in front of Ukrainian Embassy in Paris, shows pictures of Ukraine's president Viktor Yanukovych after Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen activists pretended to have urinated on them. The Ukrainian opposition hopes to muster tens of thousands of demonstrators on Sunday and give new momentum to demands for President Viktor Yanukovych to step down amid a row over ties with the European Union. Three main opposition parties said they were establishing 'a national resistance task force' after riot police brutally dispersed a rally of opposition supporters and wounded several dozen on Saturday.THOMAS SAMSON
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Ukrainian protesters clash with riot policemen outside the Ukrainian President's office in Kiev on December 1, 2013. Violent clashes broke out between police and demonstrators as 100,000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed central Kiev in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact.VASILY MAXIMOV
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Pro-European Ukrainian demonstrators spray tear gas on police members protecting the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.VASILY MAXIMOV
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Leader of Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen Inna Shevchenko (2ndL) and activists from the movement shout slogans after pretending to have urinated on pictures of Ukraine's president Viktor Yanukovych in front of Ukrainian Embassy in Paris on December 1, 2013. The Ukrainian opposition hopes to muster tens of thousands of demonstrators on December 1 and give new momentum to demands for President Viktor Yanukovych to step down amid a row over ties with the European Union. Three main opposition parties said they were establishing 'a national resistance task force' after riot police brutally dispersed a rally of opposition supporters and wounded several dozen on November 30.THOMAS SAMSON
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Pro-European Ukrainian demonstrators face police near the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.SERGEI SUPINSKY
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Pro-European Ukrainian demonstrators clash with police near the presidential adminstration office in Kiev as 100 000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed the city in a call for early elections meant to punish authorities for rejecting a historic EU pact, on December 1, 2013. Ukrainian media said President Yanukovych spent most of today huddling with his most senior advisers at a secluded suburban residence. The economically-struggling nation of 46 million was thrown into its deepest crisis since the 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution when Yanukovych snubbed EU leaders at a summit on November 29 and opted to keep Ukraine aligned with its former master Russia.SERGEI SUPINSKY
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